Adam Cohen Paintings

The luscious, expressive paintings of Adam Cohen have won him critical international acclaim. The American artist’s abstract paintings are valued for their distinctive colour palette...

A joyful expression of bright colours, ‘Instinct’ is one of a new series of acrylic works by Adam Cohen. The American artist is known for his grand gestural style—a hallmark of abstr...

Using a pallet knife Adam Cohen cuts into the thick layers of acrylic, creating dynamic lines and texture while the paint is still wet. The American artist is known for his grand ges...

Rendered in pink, lemon, green, and blue this abstract painting with a floral motif is by Adam Cohen. Thickly applied expressive brushstrokes in a bright palette bring a palpable energy to this lively, joyful painting that resembles a floral tapestry. Cohen likes to cut into wet paint with a palette knife to create visible texture. Pink, lemon, green, and blue flower petals overlap one another in a luscious visual display. “… I like abstract painting. I can create accidents. And then I can edit in or out what I like. Use them as a springboard. A place to build the rest of the painting around. I create paintings that feel deeply personal to me. Somehow I always know when they are done.” Adam Cohen “A painting by Adam Cohen is like a sudden burst of light. Vision is dazzled by a surface alive with color, swarming with incident. As you approach the canvas, it feels as if it were coming forward to meet you, to immerse you in a field of visual energy.” Carter Ratcliff, Art Critic Adam Cohen studied at Philadelphia’s Tyler School of Art and lived and painted in Rome for a year. After many successful years as an illustrator in NYC, he returned to his first love...

This highly gestural and drip composition on paper balances a kaleidoscope of colour -- grape, magenta, orange, gold, green -- with areas of black and grey. It is a muscular explosion inspired by the classic Greek poem, the Odyssey, which charts the journey of hero Odysseus home to Ithaca after the 10 year Trojan war. This work on paper is currently unframed. However, it can be mounted on panel and framed or framed behind glass. Adam Cohen born in New Jersey in 1959, studied with artist Lilian Marzell, a friend of Willem de Kooning. Cohen earned his BFA at Philadelphia's Tyler School of Art at Temple University which included a year of painting in Rome. Returning to New York he studied at the School of Visual Arts, the Arts Students League and Parsons School of Design. Cohen has exhibited in Italy, Holland, New Jersey, New York and Ontario. His work is in numerous private collections. In 2015, he was awarded the International Art Prize Giuseppe Gambino...

Deep, rich colours--blues, purple and orange punctuated by a background of bright white add depth and energy to this painting by abstract artist, Adam Cohen.The New York-based artist is known for his method of applying paint in thick layers that he cuts through and moves with a pallet knife while the pigments are still wet. “You can look at them and keep seeing new things in them. They’re alive and they have this inexhaustible quality.” Adam Cohen Adam Cohen, born in New Jersey, studied with artist Lilian Marzell, a friend of Willem de Kooning. Cohen earned his BFA at Philadelphia's Tyler School of Art at Temple University which included a year of painting in Rome. Returning to New York he studied at the School of Visual Arts, the Arts Students League and Parsons School of Design. Cohen has exhibited in Italy, Holland, New Jersey, New York and Ontario. His work is in numerous private collections. In 2015, he was awarded the International Art Prize Giuseppe Gambino...

Hot pink and red intersects with drips and splashes of yellow, magenta and orange in this dynamic acrylic painting on paper. Beneath the energetic surface a scaffold of black completes the composition. Cohen intersects the language Abstract Expressionism with narrative to re-invent the experience of action painting in a contemporary context. This painting on paper is currently unframed. However, it can be mounted on panel and framed or framed behind glass. Adam Cohen, born in New Jersey in 1959, studied with artist Lilian Marzell, a friend of Willem de Kooning. Cohen earned his BFA at Philadelphia's Tyler School of Art at Temple University which included a year of painting in Rome. Returning to New York he studied at the School of Visual Arts, the Arts Students League and Parsons School of Design. Cohen has exhibited in Italy, Holland, New Jersey, New York and Ontario. His work is in numerous private collections. In 2015, he was awarded the International Art Prize Giuseppe Gambino...

A riot of colour—blues, green, pink, orange, and yellow pop from the canvas in this lively painting by Adam Cohen. The American abstract artist is known for his grand gestural style ...

Rapid passages, drips and lines in pink, yellow, pastel green and dove gray are an extension of the artist's brush in this dynamic action painting by Adam Cohen. New York based art...

Adam Cohen was drawn to the arts at just 12 years of age when he took his first art class. The American artist began painting abstracts at age 50 having spent years as a very success...

American artist Adam Cohen has an extraordinary sense of colour. His lush, expressive abstract paintings explode with a vivid colour palette. This piece is rendered in blues, greens, pinks, orange, red, gray, yellow, white and black. One noticeable patch of white stands out amidst the thick layers of colour. Is this the secret message...

Layered impasto swaths in a palette of pastel orange, pink, periwinkle and green are incised with a scaffold of sharp lines that unfolds from left to right. Adam Cohen intersects the...

Passages and swipes of lemon yellow, silver, white and sapphire blue jostle for space in this dynamic acrylic by Adam Cohen. Cohen intersects the language of heroic Abstract Expressi...

A tangle of colour—dazzling, as if lit from within flows across the canvas in this abstract painting by Adam Cohen. The New York based artist creates work alive with the grand gestural influences of the abstract expressionists’ generation. This piece reprises his signature generous brush strokes and bold palette—blues, greens, pinks, red, orange, yellow, purple, white and black jump from the canvas. “You can look at them and keep seeing new things in them. They’re alive and they have this inexhaustible quality.” Adam Cohen He acquired a BFA at Philadelphia’s Tyler School of Art and lived and painted in Rome for a year. After many successful years as an illustrator, he returned to his first love...

Adam Cohen’s glorious abstract painting is a kaleidoscope of bright colours—a heady mix of orange, pinks, purples, chocolate brown, indigo, turquoise blue, and yellow highlighted by ...

American artist Adam Cohen’s abstract work is colourful and simply luscious. The New York based artist creates work alive with the grand gestural influences of the abstract expressi...

Bold striations cut through an impasto of gold, white and sapphire in this intimately sized acrylic by New York -based painter Adam Cohen. Cohen intersects the language of Abstract E...

Swirling passages and drips of teal, gold and white coalesce at a central point in this action painting by Adam Cohen. Cohen intersects the language of heroic Abstract Expressionism ...

Swirling passages and drips of yellow, periwinkle, moss green and white coalesce at a central point in this action painting by Adam Cohen. Cohen intersects the language of heroic Abs...

Layered impasto swaths in a palette of orange, pink, white and grey are incised with dynamic sharp lines in this powerful composition by Adam Cohen. The painting is aptly titled Siro...